Roald Dahl Day 2011

Roald Dahl Day takes place every year on 13 September, on the birthday of the world's no. 1 storyteller and  this year will be no different: there will be many different celebrations around the UK and the world. As I posted here last year, I still enjoy reading his books and one of my favourites is undoubtedly Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Have a look at the trailer of the most recent film adaptation:

 

Now a curiosity...

Source: roalddahlmuseum.org

During the time Roald Dahl attended Repton School in South Derbyshire from 1930 to 1934 he and his schoolmates were used by Cadbury to taste and rate new products before they went to market.
The school believes this sparked not only the inspiration but also a lifelong love of chocolate culminating in Dahl's world-famous story.
Today it is holding a day of celebrations to mark what would have been the author's 95th birthday. The special day includes a quiz, an assembly about the author and a visit to The Priory, the Repton school house where Dahl lived.
Another curiosity...

Many of Roald Dahl's best loved and unforgettable stories, including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, and James and the Giant Peach, were written in a small hut at the bottom of his garden in Buckinghamshire. It was built in the 1950's and hasn't been touched since the author's death.
The hut is falling apart and now a fund-raising campaign has been launched to preserve it for future generations. Check here:

http://www.roalddahlmuseum.org/uploads/SAVE%20THE%20HUT%20Press%20release%20FINAL.pdf
However, this can become controversial particularly now in these tough economic times, don't you think? With such a wealthy family which still earns huge royalties from Dahl's classic children's books, is it fair to ask for public fundraising when Sophie Dahl (Dahl's granddaughter) and her husband are wealthy enough to support the expenses? Shouldn't they pay to preserve the family's legacy???

Anyway, as for resources, check here : there is a book description, teaching ideas in / for different topics (art / science / maths...) and useful resources as wordsearches, crosswords,... just browse by category or author; as simple as that!!! By Roald Dahl you'll also find The Twits, George's Marvellous Medicine orThe BFG
Check them out and ... enjoy :))